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(more or less distinctly) into much paler and more pinkish gray or 

 vinaceous-whitish along anterior margin of the large black, broadly 

 remiform, jugular patch; malar region (except anterior point) bright 

 vermilion red, the feathers grayish basally; rest of under parts 

 vinaceous-white, the vinaceous tinge more obvious laterally, thickly 

 spotted with black, the spots mostly circular or subcordate, more 

 transverse on flanks and under tail-coverts; under wing-coverts pale 

 buffy yellow or pale straw yeUow, still paler (yellowish white) along 

 edge of wing, where narrowly barred with blackish; inner webs of 

 remiges dusky olive (changing or passing into duU golden yellowish 

 toward shaft) on distal portion (extensively on outer primaries), 

 broadly edged proximally with light creamy yellow" (nearest maize 

 yellow), the distal portion of secondaries with broad spots or large 

 roundish indentations of the same; under surface of tail, abruptly, 

 dull yellow (nearly wax yellow) for basal half (approximately), the 

 shafts of same portion clear bright yellow; biQ dull black or brownish 

 black; feet grayish or oUve-grayish (in dried skins) ; length (skins), 

 246-285 (264); wmg, 138.5-148.5 (143.9); tail, 87-98.5 (93.3); cul- 

 men, 33-37 (34.9) ; tarsus, 26-27.5 (26.5) ; outer anterior toe, 19.5-23 

 (21)." 



Ad/ult female. — Similar to the adult male, but red malar stripe 

 replaced by gray (like throat, etc.); length (skins), 243-270 (253); 

 wing, 139.5-146 (141.6); tail, 85-91.5 (88.7); cuhnen, 31-36 (34.1)- 

 tarsus, 25.5-29 (26.8); outer anterior toe, 19-20.5 (19.9).* 



oTen specimens. 



2> Eight specimens 



Locality. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Ex- 

 posed 

 cuhnen. 



Taisus. 



Outer 

 ante- 

 rior toe. 



Ten adult males ( C. c. chrysoides) from Cape San Lucas district. 

 Five adult males (.C. i;. iriirmescem) from northern Lower 



California 



Three adult males ( C. c. mearnsi) from Guaymas, southwestern 



Sonora 



One adult male (C. e. mearnsi) from Camoa, southeastern 



Sonora 



Ten adult males ( C. c, mearrm) from northern Sonora (5) and 



Arizona (5) 



143.9 

 142.3 

 146.3 



93.3 

 89.8 



34.9 

 3S.4 

 35.7 



26.S 

 26.7 

 27.7 



21 



21.1 



21.3 



Seven adult females ( C. c. chrysoHts) from Cape San Lucas 



district 



Seven adult females ( C. c. itunneaceTui) from northern Lower 



California 



One adult female ( C. c. mearnai) from Guaymas, southwestern 



Sonora 



Ten adult females ( C. e. meamai) from northern Sonora (S) and 



Arizona (5) 



145 

 141.4 

 141 

 146.9 



90.8 



96.5 

 92.6 



37.8 



33.2 

 34. S 

 34.5 

 36.6 



27.7 



26.8 

 27 

 27 

 27 



22.S 



20.6 

 19.9 

 22 

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